GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
